Convention for the Safeguarding of ICH

　　(i) inscription on the lists and proposals mentioned under Articles 16, 17 and 18;

　　(ii) the granting of international assistance in accordance with Article 22.

　　Article 8 - Working methods of the Committee

　　1. The Committee shall be answerable to the General Assembly. It shall report to it on all its activities and decisions.

　　2. The Committee shall adopt its own Rules of Procedure by a two-thirds majority of its Members.

　　3. The Committee may establish, on a temporary basis, whatever ad hoc consultative bodies it deems necessary to carry out its task.

　　4. The Committee may invite to its meetings any public or private bodies, as well as private persons, with recognized competence in the various fields of the intangible cultural heritage, in order to consult them on specific matters.

　　Article 9 - Accreditation of advisory organizations

　　1. The Committee shall propose to the General Assembly the accreditation of non-governmental organizations with recognized competence in the field of the intangible cultural heritage to act in an advisory capacity to the Committee.

　　2. The Committee shall also propose to the General Assembly the criteria for and modalities of such accreditation.

　　Article 10 - The Secretariat

　　1. The Committee shall be assisted by the UNESCO Secretariat.

　　2. The Secretariat shall prepare the documentation of the General Assembly and of the Committee, as well as the draft agenda of their meetings, and shall ensure the implementation of their decisions.